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Book of Abstracts 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 1 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS www.apece.pt www.flyingsharks.eu www.estm.ipleiria.pt www.mare.ipleiria.pt SPONSORS www.visitsealife.com www.saveourseas.com 2 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association ORGANIZING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE João Correia (APECE, MARE-IPLeiria and Flying Sharks) Nuno Queiroz (APECE) Nuno Vasco Rodrigues (MARE-IPLeiria and Flying Sharks) Rui Guedes (Flying Sharks) Susana Mendes (MARE-IPLeiria) Marco Lemos (MARE-IPLeiria) Sara Novais (MARE-IPLeiria) Luís Alves (APECE and MARE-IPLeiria) Hugo Morais (MARE-IPLeiria) Francisco Maurício (Flying Sharks) Sofia Esteves da Silva (MARE-IPLeiria) Helena Santos (ESTM-IPLeiria) 3 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association WELCOME TO THE 19th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN ELASMOBRANCH ASSOCIATION The Portuguese Association for the Study and Conservation of Elasmobranchs, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria and Flying Sharks are the proud hosts of the 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association from the 9th to the 11th of October at the Superior School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, in Peniche, Portugal. The conference will provide a platform for those involved in international science and policy and aims to help coordinate the information necessary for the development and implementation of management measures for rays and sharks in European waters. EEA 2015 will be of interest to all those who are involved in the study, management and conservation of chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras). We are also delighted to welcome the awesome Dr. Samuel Gruber to our meeting as a key-note speaker! A kind word of sincere thanks to our wonderful sponsors, Save our Seas Foundation and Sealife, who have generously donated funds for us to fly Dr. Gruber to Peniche, and also award 10 Student Bursaries for young researchers who are presenting their research at the meeting! We look forward to welcoming you to Peniche and please do not hesitate to contact us (see contacts below, precede with +351 for Portugal) if there’s anything we can do to make your stay more pleasurable. Kind regards, The Organizing Committee 4 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association GENERAL INFORMATION VENUE The conference is being hosted at the Superior School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (ESTM) in Peniche, Portugal. The School is one of the Campus of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL). Facing the beautiful Atlantic Ocean, just one hour north of Lisbon. ESTM / IPL is a privileged place to study, with fine people, Berlengas' natural marine reserve as landscape, sandy beaches as well as many diving and surf spots in the vicinity. It is located in Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, 2520–641 Peniche. (GPS: 39º 21′ 53” N | 9º 24′ 11” W) HOW TO GET TO PENICHE The closest airport to Peniche is in Lisbon, approximately 90 Km south. By bus: From Lisbon airport, take the subway to Sete Rios/Jardim Zoológico, where you can catch a bus to Peniche. By car: From Lisbon: Follow the A8 to Caldas da Rainha until you arrive to IP6. Then follow IP6 directly to Peniche. From the North: Follow A1 until Leiria. In Leiria take A8 and head towards Óbidos until you arrive to IP6. Then follow IP6 directly to Peniche TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE HOTEL AND MEETING VENUE (ESTM) A bus will shuttle conference participants from Hotel Solei to the school every morning and afternoon during the 30 minutes before and after the meetings. You may walk from Hotel Soleil to the school (north blue path in the map below) but it is an aproximately 45 minute walk, although the scenery is breathtaking. Don’t take this walk if the weather is rough, as waves will crash onto the road! Take the “city” blue path instead (60 min. walk) and enjoy a lovely “Pastel de Nata” in one of the many cafés (“Pastelaria”). 5 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association PRESENTATIONS Oral communications must not go over 12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for questions. All presentations should be given in advance to the congress secretariat. All presenters should check their presentations ahead of time. Posters must be placed upon arrival in the poster area (please ask the secretariat where it is). Presenting authors are asked to remain close to their poster during coffee-breaks to answer any questions from the participants. COFFEE-BREAKS AND LUNCHES Coffee-breaks are free for all attendees and will be served on the first floor, right outside the conference auditorium. Lunch is available from the school canteen and cafeteria and are paid in the moment. A few nearby cafés offer other alternatives as well. GALA DINNER Satuday, the 10th, is gala dinner time, which will take place in Hotel Soleil Peniche. Be sure to bring your sharky items, as well as dancing shoes (!), as we will be auctioning shark-related goodies in our traditional “informal” fashion... (“Informal” might be a bit of an understatement... ;-) All funds from the auction are used to support student travel to scientific meetings. Dress code: "casual chick". LOVELY PENICHE Peniche is a busy fishing town with a large harbor and some excellent seafood restaurants. The town's most famous building is an imposing 16th century fortress. It was once used as a prison controlled by dictator Salazar's secret police to incarcerate political opponents and today houses a museum about local history. We booked a room for presenter’s who go over their time, though. There are some fantastic sandy beaches nearby, namely Baleal, and Cabo Carvoeiro stands proudly to the west, a rugged cape with bizarrely shaped pinnacles and sea caves offering panoramic ocean views all the way to the islands of Berlengas, a marine protected area and World Natural Heritage where diving is excelent. Currently, Peniche is recognized as “Wave Capital”, due to its phenomenal characteristics for surfing and the world surfing event “Rip Curl Pro”. The most mythical contributor is perhaps Supertubos beach, world famous for its powerful waves, which many surfers call “The European Pipeline”. 6 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association EMERGENCY CONTACTS João Correia - mob. 91 947 5411 Nuno Vasco Rodrigues – mob. 91 154 7220 Nuno Queiroz – mob. 96 732 7937 Marco Lemos – mob. 91 948 0570 Luís Alves – mob. 91 153 7738 Sofia Silva – mob. 91 906 6119 TAXIS IN PENICHE 262 782 687 967 123 500 262 084 867 PENICHE MAP 7 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association KEYNOTE SPEAKERS DOCTOR SAMUEL GRUBER Doc Gruber conducted field studies at marine stations at Eilat, Israel, Hurghada, Egypt and Okinawa, Japan. His position was Tenured Full Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), University of Miami; he also serves as Adjunct Professor of Biology with the University of North Carolina (Wilmington) and is founder and director of the Bimini Biological Field Station, Bimini, Bahamas. Dr. Gruber was council member of the Picture: Doc Gruber swimming with a shark in Bimini, Bahamas. Bahamas National Trust and board member of the Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi's College of Marine Science. Dr. Gruber is a recognized authority of shark behavior both as to field studies and in regard to visually guided behavior, and physiology. He was a longtime member of numerous professional societies and founded the American Elasmobranch Society in 1983. He founded the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Shark Specialist Group and was its Chairperson between 1991 and 1996. He has presented over 125 meeting and invited lectures on a wide range of topics related to shark biology. He has mentored over 35 graduate students at UM and elsewhere, worked tirelessly to promote conservation of sharks, educational opportunities for teachers and minority high school students, provided professional service as a grant reviewer and has taught advanced courses at UM in animal behavior, tropical marine biology, and the physiology and behavior of marine organisms. The National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the State of Florida, the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation and many NGOs have funded Dr. Gruber's nearly 50-year research career. He has been expedition leader and chief scientist on over 50 research cruises around the Atlantic Ocean. His prolific research career has thus far resulted in about 190 peer-reviewed, scientific publications. These ranged from works on shark repellants (including natural repellants such as that secreted by the Moses sole); shark maintenance in the laboratory; the visual, olfactory, and acoustic system of sharks; bioenergetics, age and growth, productivity, survival and nutrition in sharks; telemetry studies including habitat selection and homing of lemon sharks and eagle rays; circulating steroid hormones; commensal behaviors of stingrays and cleaner wrasses; and a number of anatomical studies on sharks. His recent emphasis has been on the behavior, ecology and conservation biology of sharks. 8 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association LEWIS COCKS Despite the young age of 25, Lewis has over 10 years of Aquatic experience in professional and academic areas spanning three continents. Landing his
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